Tag Archive for ‘Freelancing’
If only I had started freelancing sooner…
Can you remember the first time you “decided” you wanted to freelance? Or, the first time you felt that urge to write beyond that required of school or work?
I knew I wanted to write long before I ever set foot in a law school classroom or courtroom. But what I didn’t know was how to go about getting started as a freelance writer or how freelancing could mesh with my other [...]
Advice on Time Management
Magazine writer, new novelist, and blogger, Alison Winn Scotch, advises a lawyer turned stay-at-home-mom/freelance writer on time management in her Friday, May 4, 2007, Ask Alison blog post.
Alison’s key advice:
(1) “Work really far ahead of yourself.” Start on an assignment as soon as you get it.
(2) “Don’t be afraid to ask for a day or [...]
Hey, You, Aspiring Freelancer/Lawyer: Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are…
Over the years, I’ve met so many lawyers who have talked about how much they really want to write “on the side”–everything from law review articles to course curriculum. But, for the most part, few do (or maybe they simply “haven’t gotten there yet”). Considering how much lawyers write during the workweek and how much [...]
On the Bookshelf…
Here are three books that I have found helpful on my own freelance adventure–all of which offer value to freelancers regardless of experience:
1. 2007 Writer’s Market (a must have–or check out WritersMarket.com for online access to markets).
2. Garner’s Modern American Usage by Bryan A. Garner.
3. Too Lazy to Work Too Nervous to Steal: How to [...]
Why write?
While it may come as a surprise to non-lawyers, most lawyers spend a good—okay, huge—amount of time writing during their work week. After drafting briefs, letters to clients, memos, responding to discovery requests, and completing billable hour entry descriptions, why would any lawyer want to freelance after leaving the office—and how could they find the [...]
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